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Exhibitions have become an integral aspect of most marketing managers’ plans. They are the ideal platform for interaction, enabling in-depth discussions in generally informal settings.

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including members of SAACI, EXSA and The MICE Academy

• Digimag subscribers: 1 025 nEwslEttErs and wEbsitE rEach: • Newsletter distribution: 8 103

average monthly subscribers, promoting the magazine and offering banner advertising opportunities. The newsletter links to www.theplanner.guru, the premier online tool for the MICE sector.

• 40 325 page views over the last six months and 16 585 unique visits

• Social media following: 3 950

FrEquEncy oF our rEach into thE mEEtings, incEntivEs, conFErEncEs and Exhibition industry• Daily: Website (6 705 page

views per month), Facebook (1 118 likes), Twitter (2 801 followers) and Newsletters to 8 103 subscribers

• Bi-monthly: 3 360 printed and 1 025 digital magazines

Our subscribers find value in our unique, quality content. By advertising, you significantly expand your engagement with your target market. we offer you multiple platforms through which to communicate and connect with the micE industry.

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essential industry tool Containing information they cannot find anywhere else, the Exhibition planner is an essential tool for exhibitors. Information is packaged in an easily digesti ble format,addressing the entire process of planning and arranging a show stand, and what to do pre, during, and post-show.

aBout As a supplier to the exhibition industry, how do you interact with prospective clients? the Exhibition planner, an annual handbook, will change how you expose your products and services to potential clients. This publication addresses the specific needs of the exhibition industry. It is a reference guide packed with essenti al information for exhibition stand organisers. It is also a communication platform for industry suppliers. This is the only publication to address the needs of both the user and the supplier.

The guide gives exhibitors:• insight from industry experts• trends• best practice• useful checklists• tips and tools• supplier listings• exhibitions calendar

Suppliers will find an opportunity to promote their products and services to a highlydefined and targeted audience of exhibitors.

Users range from first-time stand organisers to seasoned exhibitors at tradeor consumer shows.

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• Marketing managers across various industries who need to exhibit at trade or consumer shows

• EXSA members• Exhibition organisers & AAXO members• Venues

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Do you supply any of these services to the exhibition industry? then you need to Be in this PuBliCation

• Designer and stand builders• Signage/graphics/printing• Outdoor display• Computer hire/IT services • Venue technical management• Skills and training• Designer and stand builders: system• Furniture hire• Sales and rental of exhibition stands• Audiovisual and lighting• Carpeting and flooring• Electrical contractors/hire• Project/event/confex management• Freight forwarding/clearing• Designer and stand builders:portable• Portable system suppliers• Exhibition system suppliers• Safety and Security• Exhibition cleaning contractors• Catering and hospitality• Marquees• Visitor registration and access systems• Rigging services and hire• Decor and draping• Advertising/PR/communications• Broadcast/TV/production facilities• Travel and accommodation• Exhibition staffing/training• Exhibition equipment sales• Portable system suppliers

By advertising in this publication you will be top of mind when stand organisers make their choices.

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Based on nominations from peers, the top 40 women in micE selects the finest 20 event organisers and 20 suppliers in the business events industry. The event honours these women for their contribution to the industry during a morning of celebration.The top 40 women in micE initiative gives the industry the platform to support the women who keep events running as smoothly they do.

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handy tips, tools, checklists and event-planning insight from

leading industry experts and combined with the comprehensive listings, the meetings & Event planner is essential if you’re organising any type of event. Published annually.

This alternative monthly publication Investigates new trends, ideas and strategies relevant to the meetings

and events industry to keep you ahead of the planner pack. meetings provides a platform for branding and promoting venues and service providers to the heart of the South African conferencing and event industries.

the Exhibition planner is an essential tool for exhibitors. Information is packaged

in an easily digestible format addressing the entire process of planning and arranging a show stand, what to do pre-show, during and post-show. Published annually.

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Looking for new and exciting desitinations? the incentive planner is jam-packed with fresh

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rEach your targEt markEt First thing EvEry, morning, with thE micE plannEr daily nEws.the planner daily news newsletter is sent to a highly-targeted database of opt-in newsletter subscribers, totalling 8 103. The newsetters offer your brand a high level of online brand exposure that reaches meetings, incentives, conferencing, and exhibitions (MICE) buyers and planners.

The newsletter carries crucial industry insights and breaking news. This ensures that our readers stay interested in the newsletter content and see your banner advertisement.

dataBase The newsletter database includes all the subscribers to the related publications and many website visitors. The newsletter is, therefore, the daily online mouthpiece of the industry, sending instant, industry-relevant updates directly to and from the mailbox of event organisers, PCOs, and industry insiders.

‘oWn’ the neWsletter for a dayFor maximum exposure, you pay one low rate for all three branded positions in the newsletter for the day – and have no competition in the newsletter.

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